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Estherville Area Chamber Director Lexie Ruter told the Estherville News she had seven things she is looking forward to in 2025: A new mural in downtown Estherville, finishing the remodel of the …
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1/2/25
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Back on May 1, 2024, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law a measure speeding up income tax cuts, lowering Iowa’s individual income tax to a 3.8% single tax rate beginning in 2025. Senate File 2442 was …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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1/2/25
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“Maybe I should try for another 100,” Lavonne VanDeWalle said with a conspiratorial twinkle in her eye. VanDeWalle was celebrating her centennial birthday at Good Samaritan Society in Estherville …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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1/2/25
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The Armstrong City Council in a micro session Wednesday, Dec. 19 set a 5 p.m. Jan. 8 public hearing on an ordinance raising garbage and recycling rates.
Rates would increase to $2 a month for …
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By Michael Tidemann
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12/26/24
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Worshipers at San Patricio congregation, the Spanish-speaking community within St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Sunday, Dec. 15. The feast …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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12/26/24
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Each year, Farmers Union Industries, the parent company of Redwood Farms and Central Bi-Products in Estherville, holds a companywide food drive contest among all of its divisions – all food is …
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12/26/24
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The Emmet County Nature Center’s Solstice Celebration brought a number of children and their grownups together in the basement of the Emmet County Nature Center and outdoors for intention jars, …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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12/26/24
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The Emmet County Planning & Zoning Commission held a work session Wednesday, Dec. 18 to discuss potential regulations for wind energy development, focusing on setback requirements, sound limits, and …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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12/26/24
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Over the last year, the Estherville News has been there to report on events and stories large and small throughout the Emmet County community. What follows in no particular order is a selection of …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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12/26/24
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With the city wastewater improvement project all but complete, the Armstrong City Council at their Wednesday, Dec. 11 meeting turned its attention to lining aging portions of the city sanitary sewer …
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By Michael Tidemann
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12/19/24
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The Emmet County Board of Supervisors at its Tuesday, Dec. 17 meeting heard an annual update and funding request from Iowa Lakes Corridor staff.
Meeting with the board were President/CEO Curt …
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By Michael Tidemann
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12/19/24
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The Emmet County Board of Supervisors at their Tuesday, Dec. 17 meeting approved allocating $3,000 in Local Option Sales and Services Tax money for banners honoring veterans at the VFW Post in …
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By Michael Tidemann
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12/19/24
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Last week, community members gathered for a candlelight service of carols and readings surrounding Saint Lucia, the saint of light from Sicilian lore also celebrated in Sweden and shared with its …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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12/19/24
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In the Emmet County Board of Supervisors’ final meeting of the year Tuesday, Dec. 17, elected officials were sworn in as they took the oath of office administered by Magistrate David …
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By Michael Tidemann
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12/19/24
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How Emmet County should deal with alternative energies such as solar and wind farms was a key topic for the Emmet County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, Dec. 17.
Emmet County Attorney Melanie …
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By Michael Tidemann
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12/19/24
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Former Estherville resident Barb (Von Hagen) Heenan is 14 days into a double-lung transplant. Heenan’s transplant was number 289 at University of Iowa Hospitals.
In our July 18 issue, the …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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12/19/24
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“I don’t blow my own horn. It’s not about me,” Pastor Doug Burton said, reflecting on his 45-year journey of service to the Estherville community. But the story of how a radio announcer …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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12/19/24
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The Estherville City Council learned Monday that the city has been awarded a $1.39 million grid resilience grant from the Iowa Economic Development Authority for modernizing its electrical …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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12/19/24
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Jeff Dicks’ retirement as a school superintendent didn’t last long. He retired as the shared superintendent at Newell-Fonda and Albert City-Truesdale this past June,
On Monday, the …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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12/19/24
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The Estherville Lincoln Central Sixth Grade Choir donned ‘ugly’ Christmas sweaters to sing a song called “Ugly Christmas Sweater.” The sixth grade choir is directed by Sally Ites. For more …
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12/19/24
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The Ringsted City Council weighed the pros and cons of opting for a new warning siren as part of a countywide hazardous mitigation plan grant application.
That option came up when Emmet County …
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By Michael Tidemann
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12/12/24
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The Iowa Lakes Community College Foundation recognized scholarship donors at a reception Tuesday, Dec. 3 at the Janice K. Lund Performing Arts Center on the Estherville campus.
Scholarships are an …
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By Michael Tidemann
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12/12/24
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ARMSTRONG — An 4-H Alumni Award presented to Chelsey and Derek Smith was just one of many honors handed out at the 2024 Emmet County 4-H Awards Night on Sunday, Nov. 24.
Other top award winners …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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12/12/24
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Just because it’s fall, that doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot to still do outside – or to study the outdoors.
Emmet County Conservation Board Naturalist Sidney Krueger told Emmet County …
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By Michael Tidemann
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12/12/24
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The Emmet County Board of Supervisors at its Tuesday, Dec. 10 meeting approved amending the 2013 zoning ordinance to rezone 41.81 acres from agriculture district to C-1 highway commercial.
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By Michael Tidemann
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12/12/24
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